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BGI Career Opportunities
Current Logistics Job Openings
Station Manager Los Angeles
BGI Worldwide Logistics, Inc. – Long Beach, CA
Full-time, Commission
BGI Worldwide Logistics, Inc. is a dynamic domestic and international freight forwarding company seeking an experienced Station Manager.
As a full-service international and domestic 3rd party transportation provider we are searching for a talented professional with the confidence to lead our operations team and station at our headquarters in Signal Hill, CA.
The successful candidate will be responsible for all local operations, ensuring a high level of customer service and achieving the company’s growth goals for the station.
Responsibilities will include personnel management & training, operations management, oversight of our warehouse facility, and collaboration with our sales team, and station P&L.
The Station Manager will report directly to senior management and will be accountable for 11 employees working both locally and virtually.
Experience in air and ocean import and export operations, especially in the Trans-Pacific trade; warehousing, and FTL/LTL trucking, as well as previous leadership/management experience, will be essential to succeed in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Establishing and maintaining strong customer relationships
- Managing station P&L and budget while meeting company financial goals and controls
- Growing the station organically through active collaboration with the station’s business development team
- Leading all station operations and managing, training, and motivating the team
- Negotiating with vendors and optimizing station margins
- Assuring internal compliance standards are met
Qualifications:
- Ability to establish and maintain strong customer relationships, especially with key accounts
- Experience collaborating with business development to close new business
- Experience translating new trade regulations into practical terms and creating appropriate processes, policies, and standards to ensure compliance for the organization and for external customers
- +5 years of management experience in the supply chain industry
- Diverse transportation background including air, ocean, import/export, warehousing, and FTL/LTL trucking
- Deep experience in the Trans-Pacific trade
- Leadership in operations management with proven ability to manage, train and motivate personnel
- Working knowledge of the Western regional market
- Excellent communication skills
- CargoWise experience is a plus
Job Type: Full Time
Domiciled in the greater Los Angeles area (office in Long Beach)
Education Requirement: 4-year degree or equivalent freight forwarding/brokerage management experience
BGI: We are an international and domestic freight forwarding company headquartered in Signal Hill, CA providing service by truck, rail, air, and ocean. We currently have offices in California, and Los Angeles Area: Long Beach/Signal Hill, Palm Springs, Ventura, Houston, and New York.
Our customers rely on us as their expert resource in an increasingly complex domestic and international transportation environment. Around the corner or across the globe, customers know they can rely on BGI for the latest information and the shipping and logistics services that help their business to grow and prosper.
To apply,
email your cover letter and resume to jobs@bgiworldwide.com
If you are interested in career opportunities with BGI please send us your cover letter and resume to jobs@bgiworldwide.com.
Employee Testimonials
“I started as BGI’s first full-time freight operations employee in the year 2000. After leaving to pursue a college degree, I kept in touch over time and eventually came back to work with BGI after 15 years! I most appreciate that I have been a part of an awesome team while doing something I love. I have been able to learn and advance my career with great support.” – Tim H.
“I have been working for BGI for five and a half years as one of its Sales Executives. The environment, team, and opportunities to grow among many more benefits have kept me in the company for all these years. You will not regret being part of the team!” – Ana G.
“Before joining the BGI team in 2010 I knew I wanted to contribute at a high level to a growth-focused organization with international reach. BGI has provided me with ample opportunity to advance my career and embraces my ideas in a true entrepreneurial spirit. As a leading freight forwarding service provider, our mission is to be a “true partner” to our clients and to have a “true partnership” with every employee at our core. Trust and flexibility are at the heart of the human experience that BGI fosters for me and every employee on the team. A truly enjoyable company to work for that values solution-oriented ideas, individual contribution, communication, technology, and collaboration.” – Dan R.
Freight Forwarding Business Development
BGI Worldwide Logistics, Inc. – Long Beach, CA
Full-time, Commission
We are seeking an experienced Business Development Executive to expand our presence in the LA market. This new position is an excellent opportunity for motivated sales professionals who enjoy and thrive in a flexible, goal-driven environment.
If you are looking for the opportunity to create your future success with a well-established organization, we’d like to hear from you.
You will be responsible for developing and acquiring a new freight forwarding business (All Modes & Services) in the LA market. You will report to senior management.
Additional responsibilities will include setting appointments, qualifying, warm and cold calls, pricing, proposal preparation, face-to-face client presentations, and providing innovative solutions to secure new business. You will also be expected to maintain client relationships through coordination with our operations team at our local Long Beach, and Rancho Dominguez, CA offices, and with our global partners.
Diligent CargoWise system use (CRM), pipeline reporting, and internal communication on sales cycles are key to success in this position.
Qualifications:
- Proven track record of success in freight forwarding sales.
- College degree (preferred, although a high school diploma and proven sales experience may be substituted for a degree).
- Knowledge of greater Southern California regional markets.
- Knowledge of Trans-Pacific, European, and Latin America trade lanes.
- Multimodal sales (Air, Ocean, Import, Export, LCL/FCL, Brokerage FTL/LTL)
- Demonstrated business development and territory management skills.
- Familiarity with computers including programs such as Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and CRM systems.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- At least 5 years of business development/sales success are required.
BGI was founded in 1999 to fill the need for a single-source logistics firm that could deliver ocean, air, truck, and rail shipping services; while raising the standards of service and commitment. Our success is measured by the growth of our satisfied customers.
Experience:
- Business Development: 5 years (Required)
Education:
- Bachelor’s (Preferred)
Additional Compensation:
- Commission
Work Location:
- One location
- On the road
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Retirement plan
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- 401(k) matching
- Life insurance
This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:
- People-oriented – enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects.
- Adaptable/flexible – enjoy doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction.
- Achievement-oriented – enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail.
To apply,
email your cover letter and resume to: jobs@bgiworldwide.com
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Signal Hill, CA 90755
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